A report of wildlife sightings from the western edge of Maidstone, Kent. I note anything of interest in the vicinity of my home in Barming and from walks into work at the East Malling Research Station along the edge of Barming Woods and down to Ditton. Occasionally, when time allows, I get out to Ditton Quarry, a rich habitat hemmed in by residential and industrial developments on one side, but with open countryside on the other.

Friday, 31 August 2007

Wednesday 29th August

More Painted Lady butterflies on East Malling Research Station today with 4 seen around a flowering hebe in the glasshouse area (adjacent to the public footpath). Interesting to hear that a Large Tortoiseshell was reported in Grove Green, Maidstone yesterday which makes my possible sighting on Saturday all the more intriguing.